iPhone Update Is OutApple finally did something positive on Thursday by releasing an update for the iPhone 4G. The operating system of the phone was given an overhaul and released as iOS 4.0.1. The overhaul was actually only of one specific section – the signal indicator bars.After the whole antenna issue blew up, Apple admitted that the part of the problem was the flawed signal displaying code. But it took them quite a while to release a fix for it. The fix however is rather pointless when you think about it.

After all, all it does is to accurately show how poor a signal you have. It does not fix the antenna problem. The problem here is that the iPhone does not suffer from a major software bug (at least not yet); it is a major design flaw which cannot be fixed.The only real thing you can do is to put one of the iPhone covers or bumpers that Apple is now giving away free, to stop the signal dropping issue to go away. This was the solution offered by Apple CEO Steve Jobs on Friday, when the company arranged a press conference to discuss the issue. The press conference did more bad than good though. Although he offered a solution, Jobs insisted that other smartphones on the market also had similar issues and proceeded to “demonstrate” the other models.

RIM, Nokia and Motorola have since then responded by criticizing Apple for making false accusations and remarking that they have far more experience in the antenna industry than Apple. They also pointed out that Apple should take responsibility for their own design flaws rather than try to deflect attention by falsely pointing fingers to other.